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The swan that moves gracefully upon a lake is a picture of calm
and elegance in motion, but hidden from the eye is the frantic
activity going on beneath the water’s surface.
MindSet MAGAZINE
A revolutionary new publication for the 1 in 4 people
who experience a mental health problem each year
MEDIA PACK 2021
HEALTH AND PREVENTION CASE STUDY CASE STUDY THERAPIES
Cara The battles
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t was back in 2015 that cara spoke candidly, for the
first time, about her battle with mental health.
“This is something I haven’t been open about,
but it’s a huge part of who I am”, she told Vogue
behind
magazine. “All of a sudden I was hit with a mas-
sive wave of depression and anxiety and self-hatred,
Happy
where the feelings were so painful that I would slam
my head against a tree to try to knock myself out. I
the beauty never cut myself, but I’d scratch myself to the point
Compassionate
of bleeding. I just wanted to dematerialise and have
someone sweep me away”.
Speaking with Net-a-Porter’s The Edit online magazine,
Cara said her mental health began to suffer as a result of her
Cara Delevigne may come from a struggles in the classroom.“If I fail at something, it’s the worst
thing in the world because I never forgive myself. I didn’t feel
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The season of goodwill is almost upon us, and for most that means wasn’t my own worst enemy, that I wasn’t trapped. That if you Although our society seems very keen on pushing us to be competitive, self-focused,
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a well-earned break away from the office. Whether you’ll be spending can hold on for dear life – because being a teenager can feel like
that time at home or in sunnier climes, here we look at why it’s KHDOWKÁXLGVH[XDOLW\DQGWULFN\WHHQDJH you’re on a roller coaster to hell, that’s what it honestly felt like
a compassionate interest in ourselves and others is a path to genuine happiness.
to me – you can get through it. Time moves on, feelings pass,
so important to give your brain a holiday. \HDUVīKHUPRWKHU3DQGRUDEDWWOHG it does get better”.
AUTHOR: PROF PAUL GILBERT PHD FBPSS OBE CENTRE FOR COMPASSION RESEARCH AND TRAINING
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late bloomer only made things worse. “I didn’t have boobs or
start my period till very late. And that whole thing of being
called frigid, and being flat-chested... I felt alienated and alone.
“Teenagers can be very cruel. I wasn’t into the same things
that all my popular friends were. I was like, what’s wrong with
A ll over the world many research groups are investigating
the nature of compassion and how cultivating it
changes the way our bodies, brains and relationships
work. So why is that? First we need to think about
what we mean by compassion. Most definitions see it as a basic
COMPETENCIES OF COMPASSION
Compassion like all motivations requires competencies and abilities.
For example we may have to learn how to pay attention to suffering
in new ways, such as turning towards and engaging with it, rather
than trying to avoid or push it away. When we do this we have to be
COMPASSION AND KINDNESS
While compassion can be about kindness, kindness is more about
promoting happiness. For example if I remember your birthday that’s
kindness rather than compassion but if I donate to you my kidney
when you’re dying you would describe that as compassionate not
evidence that we struggle with motives for compassion towards peo-
ple we see as different to us, as outsiders, and people we don’t like.
Compassion has to be more than just liking/loving. It has to be a
deep intention to behave and think in certain ways – to be helpful
and not harmful – across many contexts. Anybody who thinks com-
I
n today’s world of real-time technology, remote working ing for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration – it is, turn to. Look at what's happening a month after your holiday so specific time to check your emails, just planning or anticipating me? I always wanted people to love me, so I never got angry motivation within us. It is related to primal caring that many animals able to tolerate the emotions that arise when we engage with suffer- kind. So compassion is more about relieving suffering. That being passion is an indulgence or a weakness or just about being nice to
and 24/7 accessibility, boundaries between work and play paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done." that you can anticipate things clients or colleagues may need and perhaps first thing in the morning, your holiday can make you with them; I turned my anger onto myself. I hated myself for show for their offspring, and at times each other. However, unlike ing. If we can learn to be empathic and understand the reasons the case compassion is not soft or weak in any way at all. In fact, people or having to love everybody, has simply misunderstood it.
have never been so blurred. So shutting down to take a hol- Some people, particularly those in high pressured jobs, feel may come looking for during your break. And don't book any- and then set your phone/computer happier than actually being depressed, I hated feeling depressed, I hated feeling... other animals when we are motivated to care for ourselves and each behind it, we are more likely to develop insight into what is needed compassion is the most courageous of all our motives because it This misunderstanding of compassion is quite a problem in the West
“
iday may seem like an impossible luxury. However, we all the stress of taking a holiday outweighs the benefits. The pres- thing important the day before your holiday or the first day back. aside for the rest of the day. If you taking it! “I was very good at disassociating from emotion completely. other, we try to empathise, to think through carefully why people are to help alleviate and prevent it. The latter also requires a degree of requires us to turn towards painful and difficult things, and to have particularly for men. But ask them what they think is the motivation
“
need and deserve proper holidays from work. They enable us to sure of getting all their work done before they go away, worry- plan to shut down completely, except And all the time I was second-guessing myself, wisdom, for example, seeing somebody fall into a river and jumping the courage of moral action. It sometimes requires us to make sacri- of the firefighter in rescuing people from a burning house, or of doc-
”
ing about catching up when they get back, never mind the DELEGATE for emergencies, then ensure you define saying something and then hating myself for Compassion is the most in to save them may appear to be compassionate but not if one can’t fices, to give up things. Although this is not a religious point we talk tors and nurses going to West Africa to fight the Ebola virus and risk
Think of your holiday as a anguish experienced when they take their hands off the con-
trols, is all too much. If this is you, try to think of your holiday
Let your colleagues and clients know well in advance the dates
you’ll be away. If you’re a manager, it’s the perfect time to
what “emergency” means. saying it. I didn’t understand what was happen-
ing apart from the fact that I didn’t want to be courageous of all our motives
swim and needs to be rescued oneself! So compassion is not just
intention and desire. Genuine compassion is also the commitment to
about the compassion of Christ, not his kindness, because of his sac-
rifice. So it’s important to be clear about what these words mean as
catching it? Obviously it’s the courage of compassion without which
these actions would never take place.
mandatory break for the sake of
”
as a mandatory break for the sake of your health and wellbeing, practice letting go and trusting your team or key individuals ENJOYING YOUR HOLIDAY alive anymore. So many of my friends would work out wise action. So competencies such as how to pay attention, they are very easily confused. Nonetheless kindness is very impor-
and paramount if, in the long run, you want to avoid burnout. with more responsibility. Meet with those who will be filling in say, ‘How can you feel like that?’ and, ‘But suffering, and then work out wise ways to deal with it. It’s when we how to tolerate distress, empathy and wise action, are all part of tant to cultivate in the context of compassion because kindness is THE FLOW OF COMPASSION
your health and wellbeing for you to alert them to upcoming tasks and deadlines, and ENJOY YOURSELF you’re so lucky,’ and I’d be like, I know, trust bring these human abilities of knowing awareness and intelligence compassion also benevolent, and holding benevolent wishes is central to com- Compassion can be seen as a flow and it is in the flow that it is best
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR HOLIDAY explain processes and procedures, making sure they know The most important way to create happiness and well-being me, I know. I know I’m the luckiest girl in the to caring that we call it compassion. So the actual definition of com- passion. cultivated. We can experience compassion for others and wish to
stay creative, stay healthy and maintain good productivity. And where key files are kept. Contact high priority clients at least a during and after your holiday is to make sure you spend at world, I understand all of these things, and I passion is: ‘sensitivity to suffering in one’s self and others with a COMPASSION AND COURAGE reach out and be helpful, but we can also experience compassion
we know from research, to recover from stress, to really PLAN AHEAD week before you leave, and ask them if there's anything they least some of your time off doing things that you truly enjoy. wish I could appreciate it. There is just some- commitment to trying to alleviate and prevent it’. Not only do we Compassion is not related to any particular emotion. For example, COMPASSION IS NOT LOVE from others and their efforts to be kind, helpful and caring, and
recharge, you not only need periods when you’re not working, When it comes to getting the most out of your holiday it all comes need before you leave, as the advance warning might prevent That might sound obvious, but it can be challenging, especially thing dark within me I cannot seem to shake. want to relieve and prevent it, but we don’t want to be a cause of it somebody (like a firefighter) rescuing a family from a burning house Another reason we should focus on the motive of compassion, not reach out to us. There is increasing evidence that shows that people
but periods when you’re not thinking about work. down to preparation, so start getting ready early. Put the dates of any potential problems from arising while you’re gone. at Christmas, which tends to come with family obligations, and “I’ve grown up with my mother, who has for ourselves or others. This stands of course in complete contrast to wouldn’t necessarily be in a calm state of mind but somewhat anx- the emotion, is because sometimes we will need to show compassion who have mental health difficulties can sometimes be very blocked
"Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as your holiday on a calendar you can physically see. That way perhaps travelling on crowded motorways or airplanes. That a lot of mental illness and addiction and that `` callousness where we are avoidant, indifferent or quite happy to ious and focused; somebody fighting injustice could be in an angry to people we don’t particularly like. We can be motivated to help in their ability to either elicit or be responsive to compassion and care
indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body," wrote Tim you’ll be mentally working towards a ‘deadline’, and can sched- DETACH AND TAKE CONTROL doesn’t mean you should forgo your commitments and cause suffering if it benefits us. Indeed, be it in business or politics, state of mind; and seeing somebody benefit from the help you give people who are suffering but not necessarily wish them to be our from others. Sometimes it’s because it’s not really available, they
Kreider in The New York Times. "The space and quiet that idle- ule your work accordingly. Start prioritising your workload early, Whilst on holiday, ideally you should be shutting down traditions altogether, but try to set aside at least some of unfortunately callousness often reins. So, to make it as simple as pos- them may create joy. So the emotions and feelings that accompany friend. When we confuse love (at least as we use the word in the might be living alone or with critical people, but sometimes it’s
Four-year-old Cara with her father
ness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life recognising you'll never get everything done, so set clear goals for altogether, but this isn’t always practical. It’s up to you to your time off to do something you know will really make Charles Delevingne, sisters Chloe sible, compassion is the motive to be helpful and avoid being harmful compassion depend very much on the context in which this motive to West) with compassion, we can have unrealistic and unhelpful expec- because they don’t really trust it. They might have a motto of: “If
and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and wait- what you want to finish before you leave, and what's okay to re- determine if and when you are available for work. Set aside a you happy. and Poppy, and half-brother Alex to the self and others. be helpful is experienced. tations of how we're supposed to feel. In fact, there is considerable you really knew what went on in my head, and all the things that
80 I T I S N ' T H OW M U C H T I M E YO U S P E N D S O M EW H E R E T H AT M A K E S I T M E M O R A B L E I T ' S H OW YO U S P E N D T H E T I M E . DAV ID B RE N N E 81 45 30 IF YOU WANT OTHERS TO BE HAPPY, PRACTICE COMPASSION, IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY PRACTICE COMPASSION. DALAI LAMA 31
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54 CRY. FORGIVE. LEARN. MOVE ON.
34 LIFE IS NOT ABOUT HOW FAST YOU RUN OR HOW HIGH YOU CLIMB,
SCIENCE AND NATURE CASE STUDY UNDERSTANDING THE MIND CASE STUDY
THE MIND
ANXIOUS POWER
Our minds and mindsets are the most important aspects of who
BRAIN
we are, not our relationships or possessions or our position in life.
Tend to your mindset and you’ll find that happiness in all aspects
of your life is within reach. BY FIONA NORTH, EDITOR
WHAT IS THE ‘MIND’ AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM
THE BRAIN AND CONSCIOUSNESS?
I
magine we are all standing in
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the rain, and each of us
THE MIND: The element of a person that enables them to be aware of
Anxiety. We all experience it. It’s a common, even vital feature of the standard human catches a single droplet in the
the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of
palm of our hand. Although
brain. But how has the modern world and the human brain, conspired to make it such they’re being cradled in differ-
consciousness and thought.
Our minds are the
a common, and often debilitating, part of our lives? ARTICLE BY DR DEAN BURNETT ent hands, the droplets remain
The difference between our minds, brains and consciousness is a question aspect of us that is the
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identical in terms of chemical
that has eluded scientists, sages and scholars for thousands of years, and
composition, quality and pu- ‘self’. It is our thinking, our
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ocial media and technology are among the most danger- such as Ritalin and Adderall has skyrocketed. A decade ago, I as such the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Of the three ‘the
rity. What if we then add dye
ous factors when it comes to teenage mental health. rarely, if ever, got such a request. Now, I get several per month. brain’ is the easiest to define. The brain is part of the visible, tangible world
awareness, our perception
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to our droplet, turning it blue
Excessive use of each tends to engender impaired social These requests are often made prior to taking major exams. For of the body. It can be physically described and the function of its various
or green, yellow or red. Can
interactions and an increased sense of isolation. those who are curious, I never acquiesce to these requests and components can be tested and recorded. It is the centre of our nervous and judgement
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we now say our’s is different to
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Excessive social media use also fosters a certain competition instead recommend a comprehensive psychiatric assessment to system and receives input from our senses and various other parts of our
everyone else’s? No, the droplet is
between one’s real life and one’s virtual life. That is, a tug of war make an accurate diagnosis and determine the most appropriate nervous system, processes these inputs and acts in response. Unlike the
still exactly the same in quality and ‘being’ as the rest of
between being engrossed in posting experiences on social media, treatment, if one is necessary. The conversation often stops there. brain, we cannot ‘see’ the mind. So, just where or what it ‘is’, is difficult, if
the rain, the only difference is its colour. Every one of ‘driving forces’ of life – to push away what we don’t want, and to hold of self-defence against us! What may have started out as a necessary
efined as ‘a general feeling have an anxiety disorder. And there’s a is uncertain. Many factors and potential These parts are very old, so much so they’re and threats. If it finds anything worth sending texts and taking selfies instead of enjoying the moment While these medicines can be very effective and safely not impossible to ascertain. Our minds are the aspect of us that is the
us, no matter who we are, what colour our skin, the on to what we do. They are like the opposite ‘faces’ of a magnet. One action of ‘pointing out some error and a better way to do things’ is
of unease, such as worry reasonable chance it applies to you, be- causes have been flagged up by the avail- found in reptiles, a genus that split off into worrying about, it raises the alarm, in the for what it’s worth. prescribed for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ‘self’. It is our thinking, our awareness, our perception and judgement.
shape of our bodies, the language we speak, the kind of represents the magnetic pull, the bonding, the attraction, evident in often seen by a self-centred, sensitive ego, as a personal attack. What
or fear, that can be mild or cause as well as the most common gener- able scientific evidence – overactivity in their own evolutionary tree aeons ago. biological sense. Many university and college students are living dual virtual there is considerable risk when they are used for other reasons. It Traditionally, scientists have tried to define the mind as the product of
words we use, the actions and deeds we perform as a re- all of nature. It is the source of all ‘wanting’ and ‘desiring’. The face of should have been a moment of growth, develops into a time of con-
severe’, anxiety is a neces- alised anxiety disorder, if you include the brain areas responsible for fear and All the more ‘advanced’ human brain Many hormones and chemicals are se- and real lives, and the virtual life is competing – and at times is well-known that side effects from Ritalin and Adderall include brain activity – the brain is the physical substance, and the mind is the
sult of our beliefs, we are all exactly the same as each bonding drags, draws, demands, pulls, buys, grabs, clutches, clings to flict, anger, possible tears, ongoing resentment and mutual hostility.
sary tool for survival. It makes perfect panic disorders (with or without agora- associated behaviours; atypical levels of systems, produced by newer and more com- creted into the bloodstream via the hy- becomes more important – than real life. This is not only some- anxiety and depression. This risk is even higher in people taking conscious product of its firing neurons (brain cells). However, others
other, of the same quality, having the same potential. We the people and possessions it craves, creating an illusion of security When this happens between two people, the consequences can be
sense, that if you’re aware that there is, or phobia), social anxiety disorder, specific neurotransmitters, like noradrenaline and plex regions, effectively grew out of the old- pothalamus (which the threat detection thing that those of us in the trenches see clinically but it has been the medicine for an unapproved reason or who do not take the believe that the mind is a separate entity, working through the brain, and
might be different in terms of our ‘additives’, as a result in togetherness and possessions. It is what directs us towards con- contained; however, when it happens between nations the results can
“
may be, a danger or risk looming in your phobias, and separation anxiety disorder, serotonin; stressful life events (particu- est parts, like mushrooms from… other system has prominent links to) and vari- well-documented in research studies. medicine as prescribed. that it even permeates every cell of the body, thus having tremendous
of our genetics, derived from our parentage and race; structive purpose, gaining, holding, building, achieving. However, it’s be devastating.
imminent future, it helps if you’re in a state larly during your early years); drug or al- mushrooms. I confess this isn’t my strongest ous other parts of the brain are turned Several other studies have found that mobile phone addiction, Another factor at play is that rates of depression in our society power over all of our bodily systems. Whatever your concept of what the
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environment; family upbringing; family resources, poor also the side of us that can create unnecessary fear and insecurity, as We are completely dominated by these ‘wanting/taking’ and ‘not
of mind where you’re braced to deal with cohol misuse; certain genes; chronic analogy, but just go with it for now. down or activated as needed, all of which as well as excess smartphone use, is also associated with have increased significantly over the past 20 years. This means mind ‘is’ most people agree that the brain and mind are both involved in
it when it finally does show itself. Studies suggest medical conditions, and more. As we evolved into ever more complex cause our bodies and brains to ‘gear up’ increased sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety and overall more parents of college students have higher rates of depression.
or wealthy; education, and opportunities in life, but,
these are all superficial – some people climb out of deep
consciousness: the state of being aware of and responsive to one's
it causes us to become angry when we don’t get what we want, frus-
trated when we don’t achieve our dreams, and worried that we might
wanting/pushing away’ thoughts and actions all day long, and it is
these that can lead to stress and mental health problems. This hap-
However, as a staggeringly large num- Of course, many people end up with the forms, we developed a richer and more and deal with the imminent danger. We’re stress. And since depression has a significant genetic component, the risk surroundings.
ber of people will tell you, it can often go that over 33% of disorder in the absence of all of these, so it’s complicated sensory system, and the rudi- primed for the fight-or-flight response. For example, one study found that almost 50% of college stu- for depression in the children of a depressed parent is much
holes of disadvantages, depression and despair and lose our positions, our status, our friends.
The opposite face of the ‘magnet’ is our impulse to repel, push
pens when our minds keep up a ceaseless chatter of comments and
judgements – criticisms; must haves; don’t wants; reactionary feelings
achieve high positions of trust and respect; and others
too far. Sporadic experiences of anxiety
the population are often anyone’s guess as to what’s going on. mentary intelligence to interpret it and re- Actually, for the record, that’s now dents indicated they woke up at night to answer text messages. higher than in the general population.
fall from dizzying heights of advantage, wealth, oppor-
THE EGO away, defend ourselves from any unauthorised encroachment on our verging on resentment or rejection; longing for certain things and fears
when you’re faced with genuine dangers But in terms of how the brain func- spond accordingly. One thing that our been updated to Fight, Flight or Freeze. The same study found that the more people use technology dur- Students who reported being victims of cyberbullying in high
tunity and talents, into black holes of despair and de- property or possessions or any attack on our character, family or that these longings won’t be fufilled; striving for success, and irritation
”
and challenges, like an important inter-
view or exam, or a confrontation with a
affected by an tions at the most basic level, you can sort
of see how we’d be so predisposed to anx-
brains ended up developing is a robust
threat detection system, an incredibly use-
Even though it’s a more recent addition,
that last part has technically always been
ing their sleeping hours, the poorer the quality of their sleep and
the higher their rates of depression and anxiety.
school – which has nearly doubled in the past decade – also had
significantly higher rates of anxiety and depression.
pression. For all that we make of our opportunities or
‘A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance’
work, thus creating an illusion of privacy and security. This impulse or anger with those who stand in the way of that success. At the
lack of them, we all remain basically the same; the only of rejection is a legitimate weapon when our physical or emotional onset of emotional tension, our minds and emotions begin to race
violent type, that’s all well and good. But
what if you experience anxiety all the
anxiety disorder iety, and why it’s such a common prob-
lem, particularly as the world around us meant to refer to the most well-estab-
ful function that persists to this day.
What this is, as the name suggests, is a
an aspect of the classic ‘danger reflex’, be-
cause there are plenty of hazardous situ-
Many of us think of university as a wondrous time of new experiences
SEEKING OUT DRUGS
Cigarette smoking has been associated with significantly more
sleep problems in college students and increased risk for depres-
real difference between us are our minds and the way
You could say that all the problems we experience arise from this ‘central
point’ of the self, the ego! It is our driving need to defend ourselves from
survival is at stake. However, it is also the drive that causes rifts in with ‘rejection’ feelings. We might engage in continual thoughts such
time? For no legitimate reason? To a de- many studies suggest that over 33% of gets more interconnected, as we become lished, fundamental properties of the complex network of brain regions, like ations in nature where movement of any
and great freedom to explore new ideas and find one’s true self. However, But there are other culprits, such as the desire to get into a good sion and anxiety. Fortunately, the rate of cigarette smoking and
we use them. Neither position nor wealth, or even in-
criticism or emotional/physical attack and to push aside other people in
families, relationships, communities and nations. For example, the un- as: ‘I can’t cope’ which is a rejection of any existing energy that we
telligence, can limit the power we have to find happi- pleasantness may arise as a result of criticism from a parent, teacher have to deal with things. ‘I can’t bear it’ also denies us strength. ‘I hate
gree that is wildly disproportionate to the population are affected by an anxiety better informed than ever. brain, like the brainstem, which controls the hippocampus, amygdala and peri- sort is a bad idea, so best to avoid it. If research shows that nearly one in five students are affected with anxiety university – and stay there with good grades. To attain these e-cigarette use continues to decline with the rate of past-month
ness and contentment, and to reach our full potential –
order to arrive first in the race of life. It is also our driving need to take all
or employer, and the words which spring to mind and jump out of this happening to me’; ‘I hate the person doing this to me’. I hate, I
what’s actually happening, that can be, disorder. The human brain is both a very old our most basic, essential functions, such aqueductal grey, that, in as simple terms you’ve ever been so anxious or panicked goals, it is not uncommon for students and their parents to seek use declining to around 16 percent of college students in 2016. that is best for the self, despite the opposition of others and a similar driv-
and often is, genuinely debilitating? Exactly why clinical anxiety occurs so and a relatively new organ. You may have as metabolic activities like breathing and as possible, monitors the activity being that you can’t even move, you know this
or depression. So why are these disorders so prevalent in our young adults? chemical assistance. Students with a history of attention deficit hyperactivity disor-
our only limitations are our minds and mindsets.
ing need to hold on to personal possessions, be they relatives, friends, ma-
our mouths are ‘ego-words’ wholly given to self-defence. And as our deny, I refuse, I object, I oppose, I don’t deserve. It’s this constant pat-
words of attack flare up into angry speech, so does the ego of our tern of negative thoughts that’s involved in the development of the
If that applies to you, you may well frequently, and often with such severity, heard of ‘the reptile brain’. That’s usually hormone secretions, appetite, and so on. fed to it, and looks for signs of danger to be true. In the past five years, the number of requests I receive from der also have much higher rates of anxiety and depression. It is terial goods or achievements, despite any opposition. These are the two
BY DAVID ROSENBERG PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROSCIENCE, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY high school and college students and their parents for stimulants estimated that between two to eight percent of college students
critic feel similarly threatened and it also rises up in him/her as words sort of emotional stress that can lead to a nervous breakdown.
72 WOR RY N EV E R R O B S TO MO R R OW O F I T S S O R R OW, I T O N LY SA P S TO DAY O F I T S J OY. LEO BUSCAGLIA 73 40 SUCCESS CONSISTS OF GOING FROM FAILURE TO FAILURE WITHOUT LOSS OF ENTHUSIASM. S IR W IN ST O N C HU RC HIL L 41 10 WE ARE SHAPED BY OUR THOUGHTS; WE BECOME WHAT WE THINK. WHEN THE MIND IS PURE, JOY FOLLOWS LIKE A SHADOW THAT NEVER LEAVES. BUDDHA 00
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